Sun visor



Nov. 23 1926.

H, M. LIPPER SUN VISOR Filed August 10, 1926 INVENTOR: H RR y M. l. IPPER,

ATTBRNEYS Fatented Nov. 23, 1926;

UhllTE srars ATENT HARRY M. LIPIPER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T LIPPER MANU- naoruitiiie co. 1nd, or LEEIlLADELPl-illl, PENNSYLVATHA, A CORPORATION or" PENNSYLVANIA.

SUN VISOR.

Application filed August 10, 19243. Serial No. 128,351.

ii iy invention relates to new and useful sun visor, and it relates more particularly to a sun visor mounted upon, and supported in position upon the forehead, by an elastic netting adapted to retain in place the hair upon the head of the wearer.

A handicap frequently encountered in outdoor sports, is the direct rays of the sun upon the players eyes, hindering vision and observation. For this reason it is the common practice among players-of outdoor sports, to employ caps with visors or sun visors secured to the forehead by various means. One of the greatest sources of annoyance, discomfort and handicap, moreover, while engaged in outdoor sports, is the displacement and derangement of the hair, and the flying of the hair loosely upon the head of the player. This sourceof annoyance, discomfort and handicap, is particularly pronounced in the case of formnine players. Variousmeans have been resorted to, for preventing the derangement and flying of the hair of the player, and to confine the same in some orderly manner. By my present invention, I provide, 11 a single device, novel means, not only for shielding the eyes of a player from the rays of the sun, but also for preventing the hair of the player from flying loosely and means to maintain the same in an orderly manner, without any discomfortto the wearer. With the above ends in view, my 111V6I1- tion consists of a novel knitted netting, having a relatively wide and closely knitted head band along the front edge thereof, and having arelatively narrow reinforcing rib along the opposed or rear edge thereof, a suitable hand or elastic cord extending through the reinforced rear edge thereof for drawing the front head band and netting snugly onto the head of the wearer, and a suitable, relatively rigid translucent or opaque visor member permanently affixed to the front head hand portion, thereby rigidly supporting the same upon the forehead, in a shielding position, while the hair is at the same time neatly and com fortably confined within the netting.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings, forms thereof, which are at pre sent preferred by me, since they will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement andorganization of these instrumentalities, as herein shown and described:

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a novel sun visor embodying my invention, shown mounted in position.

Figure 2 represents a side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 represents top plan viewfof the front portion the novel device of my invention, shown in a flat condition, and with portion of the elastic netting broken away. V

Figure 4 represents a section on line 4-4 of Figure 8, illustrating the manner in which the relatively rigid visor member is fixed to the head band.

Figure-5 is a partial plan view, similar to that shown in Figure 3, illustrating a modified embodiment of my invention, wherein an inner front sweat band is pro vided around the inner edge of the visor member, thereby to relieve perspiration.

Figure 6 represents a section 011 line 66 of figure 5.

Referring to the drawings, in which like reference characters indicate like parts, 1 designates the head band of my novel device, formed by knitting parallel rows of chain stitches 2, connected at short intervals by parallel lines of thread 3 extending transversely thereof, thereby to form a rela tively closely knitted parallel band. 4 designates the hair net, also knitted of parallel rows of chain stitches 5, connected at greater intervals by parallel threads 6, and knitted more loosely, and possessing greater elasticity than the head band 1. The head band 1 and the netting 4, are knitted simultaneously in rectan ular form, upon any suitable circular, fiat or other knitting machine, and upon the opposed edge of the netting, a slight reinforcing rib 7 is knitted, parallel to the head band, through which an elastic,

band 8 or other suitable cord may be drawn, thereby to draw the netting 4 snugly onto the head of the wearer and to form it into suitrespect to the eyes of the person wearing the same, without any additional supporting means, other than the hair netting a and the band 1. By this novel unitary structure in a sun visor; and hair netting a head apparel. of two fold; utility is produced, which a'l'l'ords great comfort and convenience to feminine players of outdoor sports, and is oil particular advantage to feminine players of outdoor sports, having short or bobbed hair.

In Figuresv 5 and G, I have illustrated a modified embodiment or my invention, in which the headband It is formed of two parallel portions, the upper portion 12,, formed of the same light material as the 11et-. tnig- 4-, wh1le the lower portion 13 1s formed of a relatively heavier yarn, preferably acotton, lisleor wool. yarn, thereby producing a relatively absorbent lower edge portion,

adapted to relieve the perspiration of the forehead. i

In this modified construction, the visor member 11 is afiixed not to the outer edge of the head band- 1r, asshown in Figuresl to 4 inclusive, but is aifixed to said head band, along a line intermediate of the upper portion 12 and the lower portion 13 of said head of stitches l l, whereby theouter portion 13 of said head band, droops downwardly, in a loose manner to form a free and flexible band, which fits the forehead snugly, just below the front visor member 11; This construction is of particular advantage for playersoif outdoor sports susceptible to perspiration.

Thepresent invention is an improvement upon the device disclosed in the U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,554,163 issued to Clarence Lipper on- September 15,1925.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a more and use fiuli sun visorwhi'ch e1nbodies the features of advantage enumerated above, and while I have, in thepreseut instance, shown and described forms thereof which are at present preferred by me, since they" will give in practice satisfartory and reliable results, it is to be understood that such forms are susceptible of modification in V3:- rioue particulsu 's without departing "from the spirit or scope oi the invention orsacrificing any of its. advantages.

l-iavii'ig; thus described my invention, what I claim as new and; desire to secure by Letteas: Patent is lo a (.lOVlCG Olll the character stated, loosely rein-ea netting to extend over the head. of

the wearer, a closely knitted: head: band alon the trout edge thereof formed: integrally therewith, and anelastie band,alongtherearedge of said netting to draw said head hand and nettingsnugly onto the head of the wear;-

er anda visor member affixed to,- the: tree front edge of said head: band.

HARRY M. LEPFERM 

